News Pacific DataVision, EWA ask FCC to transform 900 MHz LMR spectrum to broadband use 18th November 2014 Pacific DataVision (PDV) and the Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) ask the FCC for permission to pursue a realignment of 900 MHz LMR spectrum that would result in PDV having a contiguous 3×3 MHz swath to support wireless broadband services for enterprise dispatch.
News Webinar participants say wireless priority status essential for utilities 10th November 2014 Utility companies have an increasing array of options to consider when charting a path forward for their communications systems, but the prospect of utilizing priority wireless access—especially on spectrum licensed to FirstNet for the first nationwide broadband network for public safety—remains a challenge.
News Public-safety groups disagree on ‘public-safety entity’ definition, including utility usage of FirstNet 6th November 2014 Two key public-safety communications organizations—the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) and the National Public-Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC)—express opposing views on the subject of whether critical-infrastructure entities such as utilities should be considered public-safety entities that could be eligible for priority access to the 700 MHz broadband system being built by FirstNet.
News Top 5 stories: Week of Oct. 20 – 24 27th October 2014 Here’s a look at the most popular stories on IWCE’s Urgent Communications from the last week:
News Fair warning from Sprint: We can’t buy 800 MHz spectrum we just returned to the FCC 21st October 2014 On the surface, it might seem logical to expect that Sprint would be interested in 800 MHz spectrum that recently was made available, but FCC rules associated with rebanding forbid the carrier to hold licenses for frequencies between 851 MHz and 862 MHz.
News EWA enhances CEVO software to let operators select frequencies 9th October 2014 The Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) announces an enhanced version of its CEVO application that will let network operators actively select frequencies via the CEVO web portal, if they want. The enhanced version of CEVO is expected to launch in early November, according to EWA officials.
News Former Nextel execs embark on another PTT venture—and possibly broadband—with Pacific DataVision 16th September 2014 Pacific DataVision, led by former Nextel Communications co-founders Morgan O’Brien and Brian McAuley, announces that the company has acquired all 900 MHz spectrum previously owned by Sprint. The company plans to offer enterprise push-to-talk dispatch services—targeting critical-infrastructure entities—in U.S. markets beginning next year and will seek FCC approval to use its 3×3 MHz of spectrum to support broadband offerings in the future.
Article CEVO tool from EWA can help dealers find spectrum for customers 20th August 2014 The Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) has developed CEVO (short for “coordination evolution”), free mobile application that lets dealers and others in the industry have a snapshot of available frequencies in the four most important bands on their smartphones.
Commentary 700 MHz narrowband decision from the FCC is needed—quickly 19th August 2014 Hopefully, the FCC will quickly adopt an order eliminating the 700 MHz narrowbanding deadline or extending the deadlines by several years, so entities operating 700 MHz LMR systems do not have to waste scarce resources planning for a project that many doubt will be needed
News LMCC names new president, board member 7th July 2014 (Herndon, VA) Due to recent vacancies on the LMCC Board of Directors, Gregory E. Kunkle, Keller & Heckman LLP, has been named the LMCC Board President and Farokh Latif, APCO, has been appointed as an At-Large Member of the LMCC Board of Directors. The LMCC is a nonprofit association of nineteen organizations that represent the […]
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